Taurine deficiency in Newfoundlands fed commercially available complete and balanced diets

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1130-1136

  Backus, Robert C ^a   Cohen, Gabrielle ^a,c   Pion, Paul D ^b   Good, Kathryn L ^a,d   Rogers, Quinton R ^a   Fascetti, Andrea J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERINARY INFORMATION NETWORK   (United States)

^c Barney and Russum Animal Clinic   (United States)

^d Animal Eye Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; METHIONINE; TAURINE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; BALANCED DIET; BLOOD LEVEL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CYSTINURIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LAMB MEAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETINA DEGENERATION; RICE; URINE LEVEL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; BREEDING; GENETICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; URINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; LAMB;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CYSTINURIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; METHIONINE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DEGENERATION; TAURINE;

EID: 0642365761     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.1130     Document Type: Article

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